HOW TO PLAY WITH A CHILD USING SPEECH & LANGUAGE SKILLS: At Home Therapy for Late Talking Toddlers!

Kelli Meyer M.Ed, CCC-SLP Certified & Licensed Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
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LET'S PLAY!
Kids learn almost ALL skills through PLAY!!
Did you know that kids never combine two words in speech before they learn to combine two objects in play?! This is the brain recognizing the ability to combine two different concepts!
Research shows us that kids have to be exposed to a concept on average 30 times before a new synapse is formed to retain that skill, UNLESS it's acquired during PLAY, which only takes 10 exposures!
How are your child's play skills?
Do they play only ALONE? (take a toy away from adult and sit and play) that's not good! Get in there parents & therapists!
Does your child let you COMBINE toys together? (i.e. plays with blocks and makes a tower but then lets a car knock it down? If not, PROMPT this skills! Very Important for childhood development! Do it quickly, and HELP them do it, and REWARD their attempt & even their ability to tolerate this!
Does your child use objects and toys for their intended purpose? (do they stir with the spoon?) If not, SHOW THEM!
Does your child use objects to do silly things? (like fly the car instead of drive it) If not, SHOW them!
Does your child CHANGE UP their play routines? OR do they stim by just rolling the car back and forth, staring at the wheels, or only play with their same toy over & over again, or line toys up on a table or window sill, or by doing the same activity in the same way/order each time? If so, we have to break this routine by adding in a SLIGHT addition or taking out something! Add in a SENSORY activity such as a tunnel (amzn.to/2RGAjch), play dough, or by adding a new toy into the mix and using it appropriately! Chances are, your child won't like this, HOWEVER, when they are "stuck" in the stimming phase, they are blocking their ability to accept, process and retain NEW information, hence the ability to LEARN. Stimming is simply fulfilling a sensory input need. So what do we do?! We break it up and throw in new toys, routines and activities that will help them to recognize, process and retain NEW information used from PLAY! Your child may not like it at first, much like we don't like new things at first, but that's okay! Hang in there! Keep trying, offering & playing! Acceptance takes time & experience for ALL of us!
Does your child model what you do with toys? (if you fly the car, will they fly the car?) This is an important imitation skill! Did you know that a child will imitate gestures and play routines BEFORE they will imitate words?! This is why PLAY and imitation with toys is a key factor and sign in a child's Speech/Language Development! See how HERE:
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If you child has rigid play routines, get in there and teach them that playing and differentiation is good!
Many parents think their kids don’t like several of their toys... but the truth is, they don’t know HOW to play with them!!
Why play?
How do I play?
How can I work on speech/language while playing?
How do I elicit eye contact during play?
How do I keep my child’s attention?
Find out in this video!
#1. MAKE IT FUN!!
#2. Use a song to help your child with motor Speech planning or to combine multiple words! (Or just to be more engaging!)
#3. Make eye contact
#4. Keep their attention - when you lose it - be sillier! Be more fun! Change it up!
#5. Develop a play routine!
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